Lansing Secures MCCAA Record 20th All-Sports Trophy
Lansing Community College's stellar performance throughout the 2024-25 athletics season has propelled the Stars to a MCCAA record 20th Charlie Chanter All-Sports Trophy. With this year's win, the Charlie Chanter All-Sports trophy will return to the State Capitol for the first time since 2022 and the sixth time since 2016.
The Stars secured this year's Charlie Chanter All-Sports crown with a point average of 101.84 to finish ahead of five points ahead of second place Mid Michigan College at 96.61. Grand Rapids Community College was third with a point average of 84.98, Macomb Community College was fourth at 76.95 and Kellogg Community College rounded out the top five in this year's standings with an average of 68.25.
For Lansing, the 2024-25 athletics season raced out to a strong start as men's cross country won the program's latest NJCAA Division II National Championship after securing Western Conference, MCCAA and Region XII Division II titles. The women's cross country team finished runner-up at the MCCAA/Region XII Championships to haul in quality points toward the standings, while women's volleyball netted a Western Conference Championship and finished as runner-up in the MCCAA Championship.
Turning to winter sports season, the Stars' women's basketball team equaled that of the volleyball program, taking home the Western Conference Championship and finishing as the runner-up at the MCCAA Championship. The men's basketball program finished the season strong in third place to earn their share of quality points.
The Stars finished the year strong as the baseball and softball teams both won Western Conference Championships with softball punching the program's latest ticket to the NJCAA Division II World Series.
The Charlie Chanter All-Sports Trophy, initiated in 1958, honors the team with the best average of finishes across their sports. Teams accumulate points based on their performance in each sport, with champions receiving 100 points and subsequent teams earning lower point totals relative to the number of teams in the conference/sport. Bonus points are awarded for winning or finishing as runners-up in MCCAA Championships or MCCAA sports. The final point totals are divided by the number of sports to determine the winner.
Charlie Chanter, the esteemed Executive Secretary of the MCCAA, dedicated 42 years to the association and played a pivotal role in refining the process of awarding the All-Sports Trophy. Additionally, he served as the MCCAA golf chair for many years, leaving an indelible mark on the association's sporting legacy. Chanter's contributions were invaluable, and his passing in 2019 marked the end of an era in MCCAA history.